29 Apr '12 23:43>
Today Veselin Topalov gave a 20 board simul at the Edinburgh Chess Club.
Played 20. W.15 D 4 L1.
He faced some pretty tough opponents including IM Andrew Greet who got the win.
I could not play but managed to have a real good chat with him after the event.
He signed the Club visitors book and was surprised to see all the famous names
also in the book Capa, Alekhine, Karpov....
He said he did not know of any other club that had a visitors book.
He also asked loads of questions about the club and took a serious interest
in it's history. A genuine good lad.
Have a picture which should appear on the next blog.
Played 20. W.15 D 4 L1.
He faced some pretty tough opponents including IM Andrew Greet who got the win.
I could not play but managed to have a real good chat with him after the event.
He signed the Club visitors book and was surprised to see all the famous names
also in the book Capa, Alekhine, Karpov....
He said he did not know of any other club that had a visitors book.
He also asked loads of questions about the club and took a serious interest
in it's history. A genuine good lad.
Have a picture which should appear on the next blog.